Terumo Medical Corporation

Founded 1921, Headquarters TOKYO, JAPAN

Foundation of Red Line Thermometer Corporation by a group of medical scientists led by Dr. Shibasaburo Kitasato for the purpose of manufacturing accurate clinical thermometers in Japan

Launch of Jintan Taionkei, the company’s first clinical thermometer, in Japan

Change of company name to Jintan Thermometer Corporation

Launch of Japan’s first disposable syringe

Launch of Japan’s first disposable hypodermic needle

Launch of Japan’s first blood bag

Establishment of a local affiliate in the U.S.

Establishment of a local affiliate in Europe (Belgium)

Founded 1972, Headquarters SOMERSET, NJ

Launch of Japan’s first intravenous solutions in soft plastic bags, based on the technology accumulated through the development of blood bags

Change of company name to Terumo Corporation

Launch of the hollow fiber dialyzer and entry to the field of artificial organs

Launch of Japan’s first parenteral nutrient solution in soft plastic bags

Launch of the world’s first microporous hollow-fiber membrane oxygenator

Listing of the company in the 2nd Section of the Tokyo Stock Exchange

Launch of Japan’s first digital thermometer for hospitals

Termination of mercury thermometer production and implementation of efforts to spread digital thermometers

Designation of the company for listing in the 1st Section of the Tokyo Stock Exchange

Launch of the angiographic catheter system in Japan and entry to the field of vascular intervention

Launch of the peritoneal dialysis system in Japan

Establishment of the Shonan Center R&D facility in Japan

Launch of the blood glucose monitor in Japan

Foundation of Terumo Medical Products (Hangzhou) Co., Ltd. (China)

Foundation of Changchun Terumo Medical Products Co., Ltd. (China)

Establishment of Terumo Penpol Pvt. Ltd. (India) as a joint venture expanding the company’s business in blood transfusion products

The cardiovascular division of 3M joins Terumo Group, establishing Terumo Cardiovascular Systems Corp. (U.S.)

Launch of prefilled syringes in Japan

Start of production at Terumo (Philippines) Corp.

Introduction of the closed infusion system in Japan

The home oxygen division of Sumitomo Bakelite Co., Ltd. (Japan) joins Terumo Group, establishing Terumo Medical Care K.K.

Ikiken Co., Ltd. (Japan) joins Terumo Group

Transfer of dialyzer marketing operations from Terumo to Asahi Medical

Establishment of Terumo Medical Pranex, a training facility for medical professionals in Japan

Vascutek Ltd. (U.K.), a manufacturer of vascular grafts, joins Terumo Group

Launch of the world’s first high-calorie IV solution containing multivitamins

Launch of the world’s thinnest injection needle for administering insulin and other medications in Japan

MicroVention Inc. (U.S.), a neurovascular intervention device company, joins Terumo Group, marking Terumo’s entry to neurovascular intervention therapy with embolization coils for treating brain aneurysms

Establishment of Olympus Terumo Biomaterials Corp. (Japan), a joint venture with Olympus Corp.

The heart valve division of Dr. Franz Köhler Chemie GmbH (Germany) joins Terumo Group, expanding Terumo’s operations related to vascular prostheses

Start of production at Terumo Vietnam Co., Ltd.

Release of magnetically levitated centrifugal left ventricular assist systems in Europe

Launch of drug-eluting coronary stent in Europe

Clinical Supply Co., Ltd. (Japan), a manufacturer of interventional oncology devices, joins Terumo Group, enhancing Terumo’s interventional systems business in the field of radiotherapy

Foundation of Terumo Americas Holding, Inc.

Harvest Technologies Corp., a leader in the development of point-of-care cell therapy, joins Terumo Group

CaridianBCT Holding Corp. (currently Terumo Blood and Cell Technologies), a global leader in the blood transfusion industry, joins Terumo Group

Harvest Technologies Corp., a leader in the development of point-of-care cell therapy, joins Terumo Group

Release of magnetically levitated centrifugal left ventricular assist systems in Japan

Foundation of Terumo (China) Holding Co., Ltd.

Foundation of Terumo Yamaguchi Corp.

Onset Medical Corp., a leader in innovative sheath technology, joins Terumo Group

Foundation of Terumo Asia Holdings Pte. Ltd.

Establishment of the Austria Branch of Terumo Deutschland GmbH

Terumo joins the United Nations Global Compact

Introduction of the IV solution bag for safe administration in Japan

Introduction of infusion systems that can be connected to hospital IT systems in Japan

Launch of the thoracic frozen elephant trunk in Europe

Foundation of Wego Terumo (Weihai) Medical Products Co., Ltd. for the Peritoneal Dialysis Business

Foundation of Terumo BCT Vietnam Co., Ltd.

Foundation of Terumo Russia LLC

Foundation of Terumo India Pvt. Ltd.

Introduction of a series of vital measuring devices with communication functions in Japan

Foundation of Terumo Medical Innovation

Introduction of the autologous skeletal myoblast sheet, the world’s first approved regenerative medicine for cardiac regenerative therapy in Japan, with sales beginning in 2016

Addition of the world’s first intrasaccular device to the aneurysm treatment portfolio

Bolton Medical, Inc. (U.S.), a manufacturer of stent grafts for aortic treatment, joins Terumo Group

The vascular closure business and other assets of Abbott and St. Jude Medical join Terumo Group

Approval of Japan’s first insulin patch pump

Launch of the new business brand “Terumo Aortic”

Essen Technology (Beijing) Co., Ltd. (China), a specialized enterprise of coronary interventional devices, joins Terumo Group

Rebuilding of the Terumo Group Identity with newly established Core Values

Launch of the cell therapy fill and finish system

Rebuilding of the Terumo Group Identity with newly established Core Values

Rebrand to “Blood and Cell Technologies Company” to reflect the strengthening cell therapy field

100th anniversary of the Terumo Group

Launch of the new business brand “Terumo Medical Care Solutions”

Foundation of Terumo South Africa (Pty) Ltd.”